Description:
Chambri pottery is essential for storing food in the Sepik river area, only the village of Aibom has suitable clay to make this type of pottery. This pot would have been used to store Sago. It has two owl heads on either side of the pot, which are decorated with white.

Tags:
pottery; vessels; containers; indigenous people

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